Take the numbers from the NCES tables on their site here:
http://http://nces.ed.gov/programs/crimeindicators/crimeindicators2007/tables/table_01_1.asp?referrer=reportCompare them to the tables which were developed and you will see that they match. People can draw their own conclusions on what the data is telling us. If you see it as:
saying that one of the reasons parents should send their kids to TBSs, RTCs, wilderness camps, and the like is to protect them from the world at large? That is okay... but I believe everyone could come away with a different message.
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July 1, 2000 thru June 2001 Children 8-18 years of age.Public Sector: -------There were
1,466 Homicides and
1,493 suicides ,
2,959 Total
(NCES, CDC)Therapeutic Industry:TBS ---------------------There were
0 Homicides,
1 suicides, -----
1 TotalWilderness -----------There were
0 Homicides,
0 suicides, -----
0 Total-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Industry -------There were
0 Homicides ,
1 suicides, -----
1 Total___________________________________________________________________________
July 1, 2001 thru June 2002 Children 8-18 years of age.Public Sector: -------There were
1,468 Homicides and
1,400 suicides ,
2,868 Total
(NCES, CDC)Therapeutic Industry:TBS ---------------------There were
0 Homicides,
0 suicides, -----
0 TotalWilderness -----------There were
0 Homicides,
0 suicides, -----
0 Total-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Industry -------There were
0 Homicides ,
0 suicides, -----
0 Total___________________________________________________________________________
July 1, 2002 thru June 2003 Children 8-18 years of age.Public Sector: -------There were
1,515 Homicides and
1,331 suicides ,
2,846 Total
(NCES, CDC)Therapeutic Industry:TBS ---------------------There were
0 Homicides,
0 suicides, -----
0 TotalWilderness -----------There were
0 Homicides,
0 suicides, -----
0 Total-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Industry -------There were
0 Homicides ,
0 suicides, -----
0 Total___________________________________________________________________________
July 1, 2003 thru June 2004 Children 8-18 years of age.Public Sector: -------There were
1,437 Homicides and
1,285 suicides ,
2,722 Total
(NCES, CDC)Therapeutic Industry:TBS ---------------------There were
0 Homicides,
0 suicides, -----
0 TotalWilderness -----------There were
0 Homicides,
0 suicides, -----
0 Total-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Industry -------There were
0 Homicides ,
0 suicides, -----
0 TotalTBS - Therapeutic Boarding Schools
NCES National Center for Education Statistics
CDC -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
* - Data found here on fornits, internet news articles (caica.org, isaccorp.org), posts and PM?s.... All deaths are verified thru local news articles.
X -- Incomplete or unavailable